Fertilisers News

Omex Ireland has officially opened the country’s first and largest dedicated liquid fertiliser distribution hub at the Port of Cork.  

Micronutrients are taking on greater significance as farmers and growers seek to improve yield and quality of crops.

Kverneland announces pulse width modulation (PWM), closed chemical transfer and TwinFill tank management for its sprayer range.

Manufacturer Amazone looks at the impact that boom height control can make on sprayer operations.

Farm manager Piers Cowling found using bio-nutritional products maintained yields but saved money and protected soil health.

With few policy makers having spent time at the coal face of farming, what is the future of UK agriculture?

Cecilia Pryce explores the future impacts of extreme weather, while Lucy Hassall offers an update on volatile fertiliser markets.

Loading workers at the CF Fertilisers factory will no longer strike in September.

Loading workers at CF Fertilisers’ Billingham factory will strike over pay.

Half of the fertiliser used on UK wheat crops could be removed, without yield or quality penalties if a unique combination of nitrogen-capturing technologies is successful in trials, scientists claim. 

With some colour sorters struggling to identify modern grass ergot, it’s time for everyone to find a solution to this problem.

While drones have been used for crop monitoring for quite a while, there’s some new and exciting potential for other uses. Rachel Hicks reports.